“When I was hacking [in my 20s], I’d be working away and think an hour had passed; then I’d look up, and it had been four hours. Now when I think an hour has gone by, I look up and it’s an hour.” — Andy Hertzfeld

“Money is like gasoline during a road trip. You don’t want to run out of gas on your trip, but you’re not doing a tour of gas stations. You have to pay attention to money, but it shouldn’t be about the money.” Tim O’Reilly

“If your strategy in life is to avoid those activities and requirements that you don’t enjoy, you will have a difficult time transcending any definition of mediocrity. That’s not a criticism – merely an observation.” – Mike Rowe, in advice to a Boy Scout

“People can spend real money to purchase in-game items [in Farmville]. Clearly, even people who play Farmville want to avoid playing Farmville.”
— A.J. Patrick Liszkiewicz